Letter: Maybe we tire of trivial things

Maybe we tire of trivial things

EDITOR: This letter is in response to Mike Nichols' recent column mentioning "Jeanne Calment, who lived the longest life of any known human, 122 years." (He of course failed to mention Methuselah, who lived a little longer: 969 years.)

Henry David Thoreau said, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." "Quiet desperation" seems to be the condition of most adults alive today. I'm not talking about you! I'm talking about your friends, the Packers fans - you know, the ones who live for the opening of football season. They live for the next Packers game. They live for the Super Bowl. They never miss a game. They know all the stats by heart. Talk about quiet desperation!

How about your friends who would never miss an episode of "Dancing with the Stars"? How about your friends who would never miss the soaps?

You get the idea. Most of your friends are caught up in some "addiction" or another. Nichols wonders about people who want to live shorter lives. May I suggest that with addictions, people get tired of trivial pursuits and cheap thrills. After awhile, they say, "Is that all there is to life? I'm tired of this. Call the undertaker, I'm ready to go."

James Straub, Jr.,

Wausau

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Letter: Maybe we tire of trivial things

EDITOR: This letter is in response to Mike Nichols' recent column mentioning 'Jeanne Calment, who lived the longest life of any known human, 122 years.' (He of course failed to mention Methuselah,

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